newsman

American  

[nooz-man, -muhn, nyooz-] / ˈnuzˌmæn, -mən, ˈnyuz- /

noun

plural

newsmen

1. a person employed to gather news, as for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television news bureau; reporter.

2. a person who reports the news on radio or television.

3. a person who sells or distributes newspapers, periodicals, etc.; newsdealer.

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newsman British  

/ ˈnjuːzˌmæn /

noun

1. Gender-neutral forms: newsreader.   reporter.  informal a male newsreader or reporter

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Gender

See -man.

Etymology

Origin of newsman

First recorded in 1590–1600; news + man

Example Sentences

It’s an honor intended to mark America’s 250th anniversary, and it’s also an opportunity to bolster the joint British-American effort to free newsman Jimmy Lai from his Hong Kong prison cell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Murdoch’s latest marriage marks a new chapter for the conservative newsman.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2024

He said he did not believe the audience would be disconcerted if he appeared as a newsman on television on Sundays and a pitchman on the radio during the week.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

The renowned newsman lauded his pal as “certainly one of the two or three great secretaries of state of our century.”

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2023

Like any good newsman, Greeley double-checked his source by asking the spirit to also rap the corresponding number he’d written.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock